What time does WoW Forever launch in the United States?

World of Warcraft: Forever launches on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST. Blizzard's October 29 post, datePublished 2026-10-29T21:00:00Z, lists that clock as Americas (PST) and as 23:00 UTC, both on November 4. The WoW news tile for the same article reads 3:00 pm PST, 5:00 pm CST, and 6:00 pm EST.13

The downtime before that login is in the November 4 maintenance article.

The 21:00 UTC stamp falls on October 29, while US daylight time is still in effect, so it is 4:00 p.m. CDT. Clocks fall back when local daylight time is about to reach 2:00 a.m. on November 1, 2026. November 4 is after that change, and the tile's "5:00 pm CST" matches 23:00 UTC on Central Standard Time.23

Carve a New Path, read October 30, 2026, says Forever "launches November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST globally." Its schema dateModified is still 2026-09-12T20:45:00Z. That read did not show a PDT clock. The Forever overview still notes that announcement pages have used both 3:00 p.m. PDT and 3:00 p.m. PST.4

What clocks does the October 29 table give outside the US?

The October 29 table lists Brazil at 8:00 pm and the United Kingdom at 11:00 p.m. on November 4, and UTC at 23:00 that same night. Europe is 12:00 a.m. on November 5. Taiwan, Korea, and ANZ are the morning of November 5. November 4 carries an asterisk, and the post does not define it.1

Region, as labeledClockDate
Americas (PST)3:00 p.m.November 4*
Brazil (BRT)8:00 pmNovember 4*
United Kingdom (GMT)11:00 p.m.November 4*
Europe (CST)12:00 a.m.November 5
Taiwan (CST)7:00 a.m.November 5
Korea (KST)8:00 a.m.November 5
ANZ (AEDT)10:00 a.m.November 5

Europe and Taiwan are both labeled CST, at midnight and at 7:00 a.m. on November 5. The post does not spell out either abbreviation. The news tile's "5:00 pm CST" is a separate line, and it matches 23:00 UTC. It is not the Europe cell. Blizzard prints "8:00 pm" for Brazil and "3:00 p.m." for the Americas.13

Who can you create when WoW Forever goes live?

WoW Forever's November 4 login asks for Classic or Enhanced before the Ruleset. The October 29 post says to start with Enhanced if you are not sure. Blizzard lists an Orc Mage, a Troll Warlock, an Undead Paladin, a Human Hunter, a Gnome Priest, a Dwarf Shaman, Horde Windshaper Skyborne as Shaman, and Alliance High Order Skyborne as Mages.1

Settings for that preset are in the Classic or Enhanced guide. The post says each setting can be changed later, and that the preset screen does not return. Race and class grids are on the combinations article.1

Launch Rulesets in the post are Normal, PvP, Roleplay, and Roleplay PvP. Hardcore "will become available sometime after launch," with no date. Each character has two names, unique together within a region. Times for reserving a name are in the name-reservation article. Pack prices are in the editions article.1

Camping turns Cooking's Basic Campfire into a shared campsite. Up to three players can add one profession-crafted Camp Feature each. Sit or craft for at least 1 minute to take the benefits, which are mutually exclusive with the corresponding class buffs. Legacy is account-wide, and the post says every character advantage can be unlocked on one character.1

What zones and raids does the October 29 post date?

The October 29 post says WoW Forever adds more than 1,000 new quests from level 1 to 60, naming Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas, the Riverglades, and Zephras Isle. Nine new five-player dungeons run from level 13 through level 60. Three level-60 raids open on December 9: Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, and Onyxia's Lair. The post prints no clock for December 9.1

The Riverglades block is more than 150 quests, "across much of the mid-30s to mid-40s experience." Zephras Isle is a level 1 through 12 start. The nine dungeon names are not on this page. Level ranges already collected for the raids are in the raids article. The same post describes a 15 versus 15 battleground, Battle for the Darkspear Islands, off the coast of Dustwallow Marsh, and gives it no open date.1

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Footnotes

  1. Blizzard, "World of Warcraft: Forever Goes Live Globally November 4!". NewsArticle datePublished and dateModified 2026-10-29T21:00:00Z. Every clock, date, preset line, class combination, zone, dungeon span, raid, and battleground figure in this article is from that page, read October 30, 2026. The November 4 asterisk is printed and not defined. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  2. timeanddate, US Daylight Saving Time 2026. Clocks fall back when local daylight time is about to reach 2:00 a.m. on November 1, 2026. October 29 is still Central Daylight Time, so 21:00 UTC is 4:00 p.m. CDT. ↩ ↩2

  3. World of Warcraft news index, read October 30, 2026. Tile: "3:00 pm PST | 5:00 pm CST | 6:00 pm EST." Blurb: "launching worldwide November 4 at 3:00 pm PST." Article date on the index: 2026-10-29T21:00:00.000Z. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  4. Blizzard, "Carve a New Path", read October 30, 2026. Sentence found: "launches November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST globally." Schema dateModified 2026-09-12T20:45:00Z. No PDT clock on that read. ↩